Tue, Oct 15, 2002
Raytheon has
been selected to participate in the development of the
revolutionary Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR), a powerful
digital handheld terminal that combines computing capabilities with
secure GPS Navigation. DAGR is scheduled to replace the existing
Precision Lightweight GPS Receiver (PLGR) (known as a ravenous
battery-eater, a trait which has reportedly caused some terrible
trouble for our troops -- pictured right).
The GPS Joint Program Office of the U.S. Air Force Space and
Missiles Center selected Raytheon as one of two contractors for
initial development and low rate production of first article test
units. Final selection of the DAGR production contractor is
expected during the fourth quarter of 2003, after completion of
first article testing.
"Raytheon's DAGR offers advanced computing capability in
addition to basic navigation functions. This means soldiers will be
able to overlay GPS position and navigation information onto maps
and imagery to provide increased situational awareness capability,"
said Mike Fleenor, director of land navigation business development
for Raytheon's Precision Guidance Systems
(PGS) organization. "Equally important is the fact that our DAGR
can be networked to existing and planned systems in support of the
Army's transformation to the digital battlefield." While DAGR is
planned to support all U.S. military forces and allies, its primary
user will be the U.S. Army.
Raytheon's DAGR provides this advanced capability
by utilizing commercial off the shelf hardware and a commercial
graphical user interface operating system to provide a large,
user-friendly, easy-to-view display. DAGR also utilizes the GPS
Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module, or SAASM, the security
architecture mandated on all next generation GPS equipment
for Precise Positioning Service (PPS) user.
"Raytheon's DAGR combines the best of handheld computer
technology with the most advanced GPS SAASM receiver available
today. We are proud to have been selected by the GPS JPO to develop
the next-generation handheld system on this important program,"
said Dimitri Theodorou, director of Precision Guidance Systems.
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